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Miguel Angel Santana v. Maryland

Paid petition · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, No. 2146, September Term, 2019 · judgment January 15, 2021

Certiorari denied · November 1, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether, when a government witness provides material false testimony about an immunity agreement and the government fails to correct that false testimony in front of the jury, the government cures that due process violation by merely making defense counsel aware of the falsity of the testimony.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kevin Barry Collins
Covington & Burling LLP

For respondent
Daniel John Jawor
Office of the Attorney General of Maryland

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Nov 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 22 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at NYU School of Law filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  3. Oct 22 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Due Process Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Oct 22 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. Oct 13 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
  6. Oct 08 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Maryland to respond filed.
    Main Document
  7. Sep 20 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service